In the Gallery

January in the Gallery

“The Power of One” is the titled and creative impetus facing ChathamArts Gallery for the month of January.  In honor of this month’s debut as the first month of the 2009, some artists have taken on the challenge to create a piece of art that is made from one piece while various artists have chosen to exhibit one of their best pieces. 

The show runs from January 1st- 31st and at the first Sunday opening reception on January 4th from noon to 5pm with ample opportunity to meet with all the artists present. Eddie White and Forrest Greenslade will go into detail about their artistic endeavors discussing what has influenced and informed their creations.

Eddie White
Made from metal, Eddie White's sculpture is unique in that the pieces are generally curvilinear and possess a light, airy quality. Both large and small scale  mobiles require only the slightest air movement to turn or oscillate, showing off their most endearing trait, the interplay of line and light. Quite often mobiles and stationary pieces alike will create ever-changing moiré patterns. Pieces are cut from a variety of materials including galvanized sheet metal, copper, cold-rolled black steel, and stainless steel.  Painted pieces are sandblasted, primed and sprayed with multiple coats of industrial grade, exterior paint or for maximum protection, coated with a factory applied baked -on polyester powder finish. Read about Eddie in the Raleigh News & Observer.

Forrest Greenslade
North Carolina's Forrest Greenslade is a change artist. He has reinvented himself several times. In high school and college, he played rock and jazz guitar. Educated as a molecular biologist, Dr. Greenslade conducted basic and clinical research at the Atomic Energy Commission and in the pharmaceutical industry. He then transformed himself into a manager and executive, holding leadership positions at Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and The Population Council. Most recently, he served as President of Ipas, an international women's health organization. Greenslade then evolved into a writer. He captured his experiences in his book, The Simple-Minded Manager: Cutting Through Your work-Life Chaos. Greenslade honed his speaking skills through Toastmasters International. He has earned TI's highest educational certification, Distinguished Toastmaster. In 2001, Dr. Greenslade was named North Carolina's Toastmaster of the year. His latest book is Haicooo: Little Poems for Children. Greenslade underwent yet another metamorphosis. He became a sculptor. Forrest creates whimsical creatures he calls Forrest DwellersSM. He insists that they bring good luck to the garden. Greenslade serves on the Board of Directors of the Chatham Artist's Guild and is a member of the Chatham County Arts Council. You can see his work each year on the Chatham County Open Studio Tour.

ChathamArts Gallery exhibits and sells a range of original works by local artists, Wednesdays-Saturdays 11 to 5 and Sunday 12-4, First Sunday 12 to 4:30, 115 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, 919-542-4144.